Well that was a fun weekend before my busy week. It turned out that they did indeed want the translation to English. I’d looked up the difficult words on Thursday night, in case, so I did the translation midair and during my stopover in Tenerife. Then when I got to El Hierro, we went to a cyber cafe where my friend proof read the translation and I emailed it off….
From 23rd – 25th March, Fotonature will run photography classes on La Palma. All classes take place in Spanish in the Casa de Cultura in Los Llanos de Aridane, although two of the teachers are from the United States and will presumably give their talk with a translator. These classes are free. Jane Menyawi is the photography editor for National Geographic books. She’ll talk about designing and creating your own…
This morning I took a group around Grantecan – Normal enough and fun. I got home and just had time to eat before I took my son to the dentist, followed by the hairdresser’s and supermarket (the only place to park near the hairdresser’s is the supermarket car park.) As soon as we got back, we grabbed one of the cats, and took her to the vet. And as soon…
Spain celebrates Father’s Day on March 19th, which is St. Jospeh’s Day (St. Joseph being Jesus’s earthly father.) So fathers will get gifts and charming, wobbly cards made at school. Since the Spanish name for St. Joseph is San José, the village of San José will be celebrating too (although the main fiesta is for St. Anne, in July). Although the 19th is Monday, most of the events happen over…
My husband fixed a neighbour’s heater, and he was delighted. So delighted that he said he’d bring some firewood for us. So I got home from work to find that he’d made good on his promise and come around with about two cubic metres of eucalyptus bark, which he’d left in front of the fireplace at our son’s suggestion. The neighbour doesn’t have a car. It must have been quite…
Here are some photos of the sardine’s funeral at El Llanito. As you can see, the sardine itself is much smaller than the one in Los Sauces, but I love those bee-stung lips! Unlike most places, the bier was carried by the sardine’s widows. Like most places, the widows were very tall and muscular. There’s a long tradition of political protest at carnival. This placard is in support of the…